gas-tight
11gas — n. & v. n. (pl. gases) 1 any airlike substance which moves freely to fill any space available, irrespective of its quantity. 2 a such a substance (esp. found naturally or extracted from coal) used as a domestic or industrial fuel (also attrib. :… …
12Gas syringe — A gas syringe also known as glass collecting bottle, is a piece of laboratory glassware used to insert or withdraw a volume of a gas from a closed system, or to measure the volume of gas evolved from a chemical reaction. A gas syringe can also be …
13tight — [1] A handling condition in which the car s front end wants to go straight when the wheel is turned. Also called understeer or push. [2] A description of a vehicle indicating its ability to easily negotiate curves at high speed. See finger tight… …
14gas holder — noun a large gas tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel • Syn: ↑gasometer • Hypernyms: ↑tank, ↑storage tank …
15Tight oil — (also known as light tight oil, abbreviated LTO) is a light crude oil contained in petroleum bearing formations of relatively low porosity and permeability (shales).[1] It uses the same horizontal well and hydraulic fracturing technology used in… …
16Gas cluster ion beam — Gas Cluster Ion Beams (GCIB) is a new technology for nano scale modification of surfaces. It can smooth a wide variety of surface material types to within an angstrom of roughness without subsurface damage. It is also used to chemically alter… …
17Tight — High and tight, a hairstyle typical in the U.S. military Tight end, a position in American football on the offensive team Tight your black belt hard!, a popular judo manga in Japan TighT, a psychedelic trance live act from KohPhangan, Thailand… …
18tight — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English tiht, thyht dense, solid, watertight, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse thēttr tight; akin to Middle High German dīhte thick, Sanskrit tanakti it causes to coagulate Date: 14th century 1. a. having… …
19Gas compressor — A gas compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure of a gas by reducing its volume. Compressors are similar to pumps: both increase the pressure on a fluid and both can transport the fluid through a pipe. As gases are… …
20gas mask — noun : a close fitting facepiece connected to a canister through which all air breathed is drawn to protect the respiratory tract and face against irritating and poisonous gases : respirator * * * a masklike device containing or attached to a… …
